rc29

A lot of us (me included) mindlessly upgraded to the RC30 firmware on our T-Mobile G1 and immediately realized that we could no longer have root access. Fear not, chavonbravo, an astute member of the XDA-developers forum got their hands on the RC29 firmware and uploaded it for all to use.
Taking a look at the directions, it doesn't look especially tough to flash back. If you want to gain root...

Our friends across the pond in the United Kingdom have been telling us that instead of a RC 29 or RC 30 update, they're getting a RC 8 update sent to them. Confused? Yeah, we were too until we realized that the RC 8 update is akin to combining the RC29 and RC30 builds. So, the RC 8 update that UK users are getting is the same update that US users received in two separate forms. We don't quite...

We should have put two and two together, huh? First, there was a software update (RC28) that was supposed to update G1's OTA immediately after launch. Second, there was a security flaw found in Android that definitely needed to be fixed. And finally, a T-Mobile G1 update showed up but in RC29 form.
Apparently, Google was in the mix of updating the software for G1 users when they identified the...

Huh. Color us confused. We had originally reported about an OTA update that would update the build of Android on your T-Mobile G1 to the build number of RC28. The original build was RC19. The one showing up to a few lucky folks who got the update early? RC29.
What do all these build numbers mean? Probably a whole lot of nothing yet other than the basic bug fixes and stability issues. Other...

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